The night in the Mist World was silent...
Wooden cabins scattered far apart flickered with faint candlelight.
Countless people, cold and hungry, curled up in corners of the floor, waiting for dawn.
Yet some were still fighting for a better chance of survival.
Midnight!
A World Announcement appeared in the Mist Survival Manual.
[Mist Announcement]
Temporary Mission Ended!
A total of 1,135,894 survivors completed the mission!
Congratulations on successfully completing the mission!
The announcement was brief, but it stirred up the entire chat channel.
"Oh my god! Over a million people completed the mission!!"
"How did they do it? How could there be so many resources on the first day??"
"I chopped trees all day and didn't even eat!!! I'm crying! Can someone help me?"
"I want to complain! It's impossible to have so many resources on the first day!!"
"Yeah, we need the truth!"
"Truth! Truth! Truth!"
"......"
The system naturally ignored them, but some people stepped up to respond.
"Brothers! It's quite possible! Some people just have incredible luck!"
"Yeah, those near water sources made a killing!"
"And those with food near their cabins!"
"Although resources are generally scarce, some people were lucky enough to be born in resource-rich areas."
"Living off the land! Can't compare, can't compare!"
"But that's a lot of people! Over a million!"
"Waaah, I thought I was doing well! I had food and drink on the first day. Didn't expect I couldn't even make the top million!"
"Guys, a million isn't actually that much!"
"Seven billion people! A million is only about 0.014%, a very small portion!"
"Didn't expect there to be so many amazing people!"
"Any big shots want to share what the rewards are?"
"A reward with a 0.014% chance, you know it's not ordinary!"
"Don't ask, they say there's food, drink, and clothes!"
"Damn it!"
"So envious!"
"Envy, envy, envy!"
"+1"
"+1"
"..."
"Any big shots want to take in a pure and innocent girl?"
"This chat channel isn't clean anymore..."
"Brother, brother, please take care of me, I can do a video call and moan for you!"
"Added you, to be honest! I'm one of those top million!"
"Drool, drool, drool!"
"Me too, me too!"
"You're full of it, you obviously look like a guy!"
"Brother, I'm also a little girl!"
"Have you ever seen a girl named Long Zhibiao???"
"Even Biao Biao is cute!"
"Ugh~ Brothers, I can't take it anymore!"
"..."
At this moment, someone came forward and revealed the specific contents of the mission rewards.
5 liters of Purified Water!!
Compressed Biscuits the size of a brick!!
A cotton coat!!
Bronze Resource Chest!!
Any one of these was out of reach for countless people.
Qi Yuan was unaware of what was happening in the chat channel.
Because he was already in dreamland!
...
"Ugh... what time is it?" Qi Yuan groggily opened his eyes, groping around in the dim firelight.
Only flickering embers remained in the fire pit.
The oil lamp on the table continued to emit a steady glow.
There was less than an hour until dawn.
The sky was already starting to lighten, with the biting cold wind raging outside the wooden cabin.
Even wearing a cotton coat and wrapped in a blanket, Qi Yuan felt a chill throughout his body.
The air temperature had dropped below freezing, and the Level 2 Wooden Cabin couldn't block such cold temperatures.
Qi Yuan rubbed his face, trying to shake off the drowsiness.
Despite sleeping for over ten hours, Qi Yuan didn't feel refreshed. Instead, he felt sore all over.
Stretching his body, Qi Yuan muttered to himself, "Looks like I can't sleep that long in the future, need to find something to do."
Eighteen hours of night, only seven or eight hours of sleep are needed.
Qi Yuan poked the fire, which was almost completely out.
"I definitely need to store more wood in the future, or I won't even be able to light a fire... But I should mainly use charcoal in the future."
With the last three pieces of wood used up, Qi Yuan had to rely on the oil lamp.
He rummaged through the three Resource Chests, thinking about what to take when heading out.
An axe... bring it!
An Iron Pickaxe... bring it!
Forget it, just take the Iron Pickaxe.
Travel light!
In fact, there wasn't much he needed to bring, but for safety's sake, Qi Yuan still took the Iron Pickaxe.
If he encountered any danger, the Iron Pickaxe could serve as a makeshift weapon.
...
Time passed quickly.
Outside the window, the gray sky began to brighten.
The heavy mist dispersed from the sky, and sunlight spread over the vast land of the Mist World.
From the distant woods came the chirping of birds and the sounds of other small animals.
As the last second of the night passed, Qi Yuan was ready to go.
[Today's Weather]
Clear skies, sunny!
The perfect choice for collecting resources.
Daylight duration: six and a half hours
Weather: Sunny
Temperature: 10-14°C
Climate trend: A Cold Wave is approaching, make sure to collect enough resources for winter and keep warm!
The daily weather from the Mist Survival Manual popped up.
Not much different from yesterday.
The only change was that the temperature had dropped a few degrees.
Qi Yuan tidied up his clothes, grabbed the pickaxe, and quickly ran out of the wooden cabin.
The location of the Mystic Realm refresh was uncertain.
But it was certain to be within the Clear Zone.
The existence of the Mystic Realm was extremely brief, appearing only in the earliest minutes of the day.
Qi Yuan had no good way to find the Mystic Realm, so he could only search near the wooden cabin by chance.
The first direction Qi Yuan chose to search was north.
After all, he had a great harvest in the north yesterday.
Sprinting at full speed, he ran to a spot 50 meters north of the wooden cabin.
He found nothing at first glance, no stone pillar in sight.
So he circled clockwise around the cabin, using it as the center.
Running swiftly through the wet grass, his eyes scanned everywhere.
In the cold air, sweat began to bead on Qi Yuan's forehead.
Puffs of white mist drifted from his mouth with each breath.
"Why isn't it here? Could Qin Shuyu have tricked me? That can't be right..."
Qi Yuan had run from the north to the south, still not seeing the Mystic Realm Stone Pillar Qin Shuyu mentioned, and began to have doubts.
Running through the grass was already strenuous, especially in such cold conditions.
Qi Yuan's calves were starting to feel weak.
Suddenly, as he glanced around, his eyes caught sight of something.
A five or six-meter-tall white stone pillar appeared to the west of the wooden cabin.
Qi Yuan's eyes lit up, and he let out a long breath.
Gritting his teeth, he rushed over.
As he approached, the information about the stone pillar appeared before Qi Yuan.
[Mystic Realm Stone Pillar]
1. Randomly appears within the first three minutes of the day.
2. Each survivor can enter once.
3. Evaluates the survivor's overall strength among all peers to grant rewards. (Evaluation includes but is not limited to Shelter level, Shelter Facility, resource collection, Resource Chest quantity and level, etc.)
4. Evaluation Grade Division:
1-1000: S
1000-100,000: A
100,000-1,000,000: B
5%-20%: D
20%-50%: E
After 50%: F
5. This Mystic Realm exists for seven days, disappearing completely after seven days.
Do you choose to begin the evaluation?
Qi Yuan understood the information about the Mystic Realm, which was similar to what Qin Shuyu had said.
The only thing to consider was whether to proceed with the evaluation now.
The evaluation rule was to rank based on the current overall strength among all humanity.
Qi Yuan wasn't sure if he would develop better in the future.
Moreover, Qi Yuan's current overall strength was certainly among the top in humanity.
Comparing Shelter levels?
At most, it's Level 2!
Comparing Shelter Facilities?
At most, one or two extra rooms!
Comparing Resource Chest levels and quantity?
Two Bronze Resource Chests and one Wooden Resource Chest, almost second to none!
The probability of getting a high rating now was already very high!
Qi Yuan's expression was serious, his eyes showing a confident gleam: "Let's do it, confirm evaluation!"
The white stone pillar emitted a gentle glow, faintly linking with Qi Yuan.
"Ding! Evaluation Result: S"
"Damn!" Qi Yuan's pupils contracted, completely captivated by the letter before him.
"I'm actually in the global top 1000?" Qi Yuan couldn't believe it.
But it was understandable, after all, it was only the first day.
At this point, 90% of the overall strength relied on luck.
The differences between each other were very small.
Truly capable people might still be struggling for basic needs.
Instead, many who weren't particularly skilled but had incredible luck could gain an advantage in the evaluation.
Qi Yuan had the advantage of information disparity!
If everyone had developed for a while and got on the right track before evaluation.
The rankings would certainly be very different.
But that's not Qi Yuan's concern.
A roulette appeared on the stone pillar before him, divided into seven sections.
Depicting plants, animals, scrolls, buildings, tools, natural resources, and a question mark representing special items.
[S-Rank Evaluation Grade]
Draw Attempts: 2
Number of items per draw: 5
Minimum grade: Excellent
Do you confirm the draw?
Confirm draw!
The roulette spun rapidly before him.
Soon the pointer stopped, landing on plants and natural resources.
Qi Yuan was a bit disappointed.
According to his expectations, it would be best to land on buildings and special items.
But things didn't go as he wished.
At this moment, five plant items appeared, and Qi Yuan could choose one.
Upon seeing the information of the five plants, Qi Yuan realized how generous the rewards were!
All five plants were Excellent-grade, namely:
[Warm-in-Winter Cool-in-Summer Tree]: Slightly alters the surrounding climate temperature, warm in winter and cool in summer.
[Sunflower]: A supportive plant that absorbs sunlight to enrich the soil, providing nutrients and life energy to other plants.
[Crystal Rice]: A food plant that, when consumed long-term, can improve constitution and enhance physical fitness.
[Flower of Life]: Its sap has healing properties, effective for both external and internal injuries.
[Beast-Trapping Flower]: Its fragrance attracts and paralyzes beasts.
Qi Yuan's fingers trembled, unsure which to choose.
Each plant had extremely practical effects.
Qi Yuan wasn't usually indecisive, but now he was stumped.
"Which one should I choose?" Qi Yuan frowned.
He wanted them all!
Ultimately, Qi Yuan decided to use the process of elimination.
First, eliminate the Flower of Life!
He already had the Healing Potion Crafting Scroll, so their effects overlapped.
Speaking of Healing Potions, Qi Yuan looked at the Beast-Trapping Flower.
The Beast-Trapping Flower could be highly effective in hunting animals, greatly aiding in obtaining Flesh Essence.
But on second thought, if choosing the Beast-Trapping Flower was just to make Healing Potions, why not simply choose the Flower of Life?